The Sassanid Empire ruled Iran at the birth of Islam, but was overthrown by the Arab conquest in the 7th century. The Umayyad Caliphate followed, and later the Abbasid Dynasty overthrew the Umayyads, but the Sassanids were the ruling dynasty in Persia at the time the first Islamic events began.
Who ruled Iran at the birth of Islam?
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